South Kesteven Community Fund

South Kesteven Community Fund is a new £300,000 funding pot designed to support and develop community initiatives in the district.

South Kesteven District Council has established the fund and asked Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) to help ensure the money gets to where it is needed.

There are two strands to the scheme – one supporting community events and one for community projects. Grants can for as little as £200 for community events and £500 for community projects, up to £5,000 and £10,000 respectively.

Grants are available for groups and organisations who are involved in community projects and events that benefit residents and communities in the district to cover a one-off cost. Examples of potentially successful applications could include repairs to a community building, a new community festival, improvements to a recreation area, start-up costs for a scheme that will generate an ongoing revenue stream for the community such as a community owned cafe – the list goes on.

Groups and organisations must demonstrate how their project or event will deliver wide benefit, contributing to the sustainability, vitality and well-being of South Kesteven’s communities.

Up to a maximum of 80 per cent of the total costs of a project or scheme can be applied for – the other 20 per cent must be contributed from elsewhere, of which 10 per cent can be from in-kind volunteering or materials.

LCVS is offering workshops to provide advice on whether your project is likely to be suitable for the fund and give guidance to help ensure your application provides all the necessary information. Although not compulsory to attend a workshop before completing the form it may boost your applications chances of success. Click here to go through to Eventbrite to:book onto a South Kesteven Community Grant Workshop.

South Kesteven Community Fund applications will be considered by a panel of district council members.

Grants will need to be spent within two years of the decision to award funding. Three quarters of the cash award will be available in advance with the remainder payable on completion of the project/initiative.

See below for more examples of projects that may be eligible for the fund and those that will not.

Projects eligible for the South Kesteven Community Fund

South Kesteven Community Fund is a new £300,000 funding pot designed to support and develop community initiatives in the district.

See below for examples of projects that may be eligible for the fund and details of those that will not.

Repairs, maintenance and alterations to village halls and other public buildings, contributions to new build community buildings and the purchase of equipment to be used in community buildings.

Min = £500 Max = £10,000

Community Enterprise

Projects which generate an ongoing revenue stream for a community such as community owned pubs, shops, cafes, and community tourism initiatives.

Min = £500 Max = £10,000

Supporting Communities

Supporting the work of organisations who support communities, including social enterprises, support organisations and Community Led Planning groups (to support the delivery of projects in their Community Led Plans).